Sentences with phrase «point of men of faith»

And so adequate a transcript of the event itself is this «remembering» community that the Resurrection of Jesus is not a datum of faith but a postulate of the community's experience, and the apostolic narratives of resurrection are superfluous, from the point of men of faith.

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No, although I've voted Democratic in every election since 1976 — except for primaries in Texas where there's no point in voting Democratic — I can say that every candidate I've ever seen has made some effort to look like a man of faith.

I understand «Pascal's Wager» very well, but it is taken from a philosophical (man's earthly) point of view, mine is not... mine is taken from a point of faith.

The intuitional evidence for belief in Allah, the belief based upon the recognition of Allah by our inner consciousness, is brought to our attention in the Qur» an by pointing out the important psychological fact that there is an instinctive feeling of faith in Almighty Allah, the Creator of the universe, which comes to men when they are free from inclinations, or the distractions of dull routines, or when surprised by the question of the origin of the universe, or when faced with hardships or misfortunes which they can not overcome by themselves.

(Galatians 2:20) At every point, therefore, faith means to Paul that vital self - committal to Christ which so opens the life to him and appropriates his spirit that by it men become sons of God.

The aversion to supernaturalism or to any appearance of dualism that seemed to threaten or to undo the assumption of «one - world order of meaning» has rendered the modern consciousness peculiarly insensitive to the great themes of Christian faith that have meant to point beyond man's own human powers and resources.

The Christian heritage points to the way in which faith was drawn out of man by, what it calls, the word of God.

One can readily appreciate why some have been searching for new ways of expressing the attitude of faith towards the deepest reality man encounters, that reality to which the Bible points by means of God - language.

And with no imagery available, other than that of supernaturalism, to suggest such nuances or sensitive ground for pointing toward dimensions of grace or spirit, Christian faith could mean for the modern consciousness only confidence in the resources of man's moral idealism.

If we allow Blake's apocalyptic vision to stand witness to a radical Christian faith, there are at least seven points from within this perspective at which we can discern the uniqueness of Christianity: (1) a realization of the centrality of the fall and of the totality of fallenness throughout the cosmos; (2) the fall in this sense can not be known as a negative or finally illusory reality, for it is a process or movement that is absolutely real while yet being paradoxically identical with the process of redemption; and this because (3) faith, in its Christian expression, must finally know the cosmos as a kenotic and historical process of the Godhead's becoming incarnate in the concrete contingency of time and space; (4) insofar as this kenotic process becomes consummated in death, Christianity must celebrate death as the path to regeneration; (5) so likewise the ultimate salvation that will be effected by the triumph of the Kingdom of God can take place only through a final cosmic reversal; (6) nevertheless, the future Eschaton that is promised by Christianity is not a repetition of the primordial beginning, but is a new and final paradise in which God will have become all in all; and (7) faith, in this apocalyptic sense, knows that God's Kingdom is already dawning, that it is present in the words and person of Jesus, and that only Jesus is the «Universal Humanity,» the final coming together of God and man.

Yet even while it ventures to talk about this man in terms of the God - language of faith, the New Testament does not hesitate to describe this Jesus as a real man and one who points to Him who sent him.

For a long time now the Christian understanding of man has been obscured by theories of his nature built on other dogmas than that of the sovereignty of God and constructed out of observations of his behavior made from other points of view than those of Christian faith.

So while the Bible starts at this point, it goes on to show that hope takes on a new and unexpected quality as man finds himself addressed by the Word of God and called to the life of faith.

For the Christian community, the cross is the supreme symbol, for in his self - sacrifice Christ pointed beyond himself and surrendered the particular to the ultimate; the cross was the manifestation of God's participation in man's existence, universally present but not universally recognized.31 Tillich's own background in the Lutheran Church and his sensitivity to Luther's experience of guilt, forgiveness, personal faith and divine grace, are reflected at many points in his writings, especially in his sermons.32

In the space at our disposal, however, we may yet say enough to point toward their indispensable expression of our responding Christian faith as it is confronted by the action of God in Jesus Christ «for us men and for our salvation.»

The Church for him is something like the uniformed units in God's array, the point at which the inner character of man's divinized life is manifested in tangible historical and sociological form or, rather, in which it is most clearly manifested because, to the enlightened gaze of faith, grace does not entirely lack visible embodiment even outside the Church.

We can not even say at exactly what point of time the Christ of faith emerged from Jesus, that enigmatic man of history.

While I think Mormonism is nearer to being the fourth Abramhamic faith than to being a division within Christianity and while we differ on more points than we agree on, we both know without hesitation or any qualifying discussion that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior, Son of God and Son of Man.

If at this point in the central tragedy in our history there had occurred the demonstration of the power and glory of the God in whom he trusted; if Elijah had come; if he who saved others had been saved; if we know not what natural or supernatural event had taken place to deliver this soul of faith from death and further shame; then might not faith as universal loyalty and universal trust have been reconstructed among men?

«Messiah,» «Son of Man» are human ways of thinking, historically developed, and at best can only point to, suggest, symbolize the final salvation, upon the reality of which faith and hope lay hold.

The Faith and Order statement then went on to point out how every social order is limited by the «continuing sinfulness of man» which are meant to protect human beings in society.

For the moment we are concerned to point out the way in which the faith, life, and worship of a Christian man or woman are inter-related.

In his exposition of Psalm 90 he even used the daring metaphor that the subject of faith was a mathematical point, so far was he from regarding faith as a subjective experience through which man's understanding of himself is illuminated, and so exclusively should faith be defined in reference to its object, the extra se of the historic Christ.

The movements are frequently confounded, for it is said that one needs faith to renounce the claim to everything, yea, a stranger thing than this may be heard, when a man laments the loss of his faith, and when one looks at the scale to see where he is, one sees, strangely enough, that he has only reached the point where he should make the infinite movement of resignation.

For I would add, «I have no faith at all, I am by nature a shrewd pate, and every such person always has great difficulty in making the movements of faith — not that I attach, however, in and for itself, any value to this difficulty which through the overcoming of it brought the clever head further than the point which the simplest and most ordinary man reaches more easily.»

Phrygian to me i sense that you are struggling with issues in your mind that you cant reconcile and these issues are affecting what you believe in your heart and therefore your faith in God.I had something similar happen to me recently regarding the story of the demon possessed man at one point the demons begged Jesus to cast them into the pigs does that mean that Jesus was implicated with the work of satan.It cast my mind into doubt and then i began to question who God is.I prayed and sort the holy spirit for an answer the answer i got was that Gods character never changes he is always holy righteous and sovereign why else would satan ask for his permission.So the answer was that he allowed satans purpose to prevail so that we can see that satans intention is always to destroy it may well have been that the pigs were his anyway.As they were for the gentile nations who offered the pigs to their demon Gods.Just as satan can not change who he is the destroyer the thief the liar God can not change who he is when we realise that despite what we see going on in the world God is still the same yesterday today and forever.The time is coming when those that have hurt others will be judged for there wickedness as we serve a holy and just God.Just as it was in the times of Noah so it is with this this generation that as the wickedness reachs its zenith then the Lord will return to judge the nations.He is coming again and we need to be ready it is not a time to be caught sleeping.brentnz

In a culture which reveals -LSB-...] a lack of thinking capable of formulating a guiding synthesis Catholic universities, faithful to an identity which makes a specific point of Christian inspiration, are called to promote a «new humanistic synthesis», knowledge that is «wisdom capable of directing man in the light of his first beginnings and his final ends», knowledge illuminated by faith.

[21] We come to see that at the heart of the sacramentality of the word of God is the mystery of the incarnation itself: «the Word became flesh» (Jn 1:14), the reality of the revealed mystery is offered to us in the «flesh» of the Son... The sacramental character of revelation points in turn to the history of salvation, to the way that the word of God enters time and space, and speaks to men and women, who are called to accept his gift in faith.»

The «point beyond history» is also a «mythical» concept (to be taken not literally but nonetheless seriously) which connotes the Christian's faith that the power and goodness of God can be made even more manifest in the hearts and minds of men.

The central point of the Christian Faith is the indissoluble link between God and man, expressed through Christ; man is free to choose either good or evil; God's purpose is to bring all men into the right relationship with himself; and in the teaching of Christ there is neither class distinction, color bar, nor discrimination between the sexes.

If the revelation of God becomes effective only on specific occasions in the «now» of Being (as an eschatological event), and if existentialist analysis points us to the temporality in which we have to exist, an aspect of Being is thereby exposed which faith, but only with, understands as the relatedness of man to God.

I realize faith is an easy concept for humans to grasp and is a way to rationalize the unexplainable but man's knowledge of the universe has expanded to the point making religion obsolete.

In reference to the cross and resurrection of Christ you stated that these, «ADD FURTHER CONDITIONS... ADDING content to saving faith, and in the process, pointing men and women to doctrine rather than to Christ... (caps yours)»

In his encyclical Humani Generis (1950), Pope Pius XII has already affirmed that there is no conflict between evolution and the doctrine of the faith regarding man and his vocation, provided that we do not lose sight of certain fixed points.

The appointed reading from the Gospel of John points dramatically to the crucifixion of Jesus («so must the Son of Man be lifted up») and to faith as the key to the door of salvation («that whoever believes in him may have eternal life»).

We POINT men SPECIFICALLY to FAITH in Christ in His PROMISE, which is a guarantee of eternal security to all who merely take Him at His word for it.

Daminabo pointed out that the killing of men of God in the North by suspected Muslim extremists was a passing phase, adding that the Christian faith would flourish.

Their discomfort also points to a lack of faith in man - made solutions; we are seen as giving rise to climate chaos and thus must apparently take a hands - off approach from nature.